6 Industries That Will Profit From Global Warming

The Heads of State

Forget Bitcoin—savvy investors bet on water. Global warming is changing the planet: Melting ice caps cause floods, fresh water vanishes, rising temperatures shift arable regions and spread disease-carrying bugs. In his new book, Windfall: The Booming Business of Global Warming, McKenzie Funk investigates the profiteers cashing in on the planet’s woes. Engineers excited to see their seawall technology in action are just the tip of the iceberg—for some investors, catastrophe is a safe bet.

Insurance Companies

Like: Allstate, State Farm

How they’ll profit: More frequent natural disasters means insurers can hike rates, and natural disasters are great advertising.